Check out these images from the huge flood at UCLA’s campus

Skimboarding in the fading Southern California sun is one of those quintessential summer images. Except when it’s taking place miles from the beach.

That’s what happened Tuesday afternoon when a water main broke near the UCLA campus, trapping people in parking garages, washing over the school’s storied basketball arena and giving college kids a reason to behave like college kids.

The 30-inch pipe ruptured under Sunset Boulevard around 3:30 p.m., according to the Associated Press, unleashing millions of gallons of water on nearby areas.

A waterfall formed on the stairs outside of a flooded Pauley Pavilion, where a $132 million renovation was completed less than two years ago.

The geyser spewed for more than three hours and opened a hole about 10 feet wide in the street. Fire crews were called in to help drivers stranded in parking garages. Some cars had water up to the hood. No injuries have been reported.

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